Full job descriptionRole: Principal Full Stack Engineer
Location: Manchester
Salary: £75,000 – £95,000


The Opportunity


An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Principal Full Stack Engineer to join a growing technology company based in Manchester. Working within a close-knit team, you’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality software solutions across a range of client projects, while helping shape the company’s technical direction as it continues to grow.


This is a hands-on, technically focused leadership position suited to a well-rounded full-stack engineer who enjoys working across both frontend and backend technologies, leading technical discussions and taking ownership of end-to-end delivery. You’ll have the opportunity to influence architecture, work directly with clients and mentor other engineers.


Key Responsibilities


*Lead technical discussions with clients, understanding requirements and translating them into effective technical solutions.
*Take ownership of technical strategy, architecture and engineering standards across projects.
*Lead and contribute to the design, development and delivery of full-stack applications.
*Work across frontend and backend technologies, ensuring scalable, reliable and maintainable solutions.
*Provide technical guidance, mentorship and support to other engineers.
*Oversee end-to-end project delivery, from initial discovery through to deployment.
*Contribute to CI/CD processes, DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure.
*Play an active role in shaping the future technical direction of a growing company.


Essential Technical Experience


We’re looking for someone with a strong background across the full-stack development landscape, ideally bringing experience with:


*TypeScript – Strong commercial experience.
*React – Building modern, responsive frontend applications.
*Node.js – Backend development and API design.
*AWS – Cloud infrastructure, services and deployment.
*DevOps / CI/CD– Experience with deployment pipelines and modern engineering practices.


The Ideal Candidate


*An established Senior, Lead or Principal Software Engineer ready for their next challenge.
*A well-rounded full-stack developer rather than someone specialising exclusively in backend development.
*Confident leading client conversations and making technical recommendations.
*Comfortable balancing hands-on development with technical leadership.
*Someone who enjoys working in a smaller, collaborative environment where they can have a genuine influence.
*Interested in growing with a business and potentially taking on formal people-management responsibilities.


Benefits


*Hybrid working (flexibility on required office days)
*Competitive salary
*The opportunity to influence technical strategy and engineering direction.
*A clear progression into a formal leadership position with direct reports as the business grows.
*Exposure to a variety of client projects and internal product development.
*The opportunity to join a growing business with genuine long-term career prospects.